Archives for March, 2008
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Hallelujah! What a great week it has been. On Maundy Thursday I went to the University of Florida and try to recruit some Gators to be counselors. It was a great fair and David Gardner was kind enough to help me recruit!
Then on Good Friday I was off to visit my home away from home in Sarasota, FL. The weather was great and to my surprise on Easter morning on my way out of church who did I see? Veteran campers Graham and Reid Devitt! They were looking mighty stylish in there matching jackets and we were lucky to get a great photo op! We are looking forward to having them back this summer.
It was great to be able to share the biggest day of Christianity with some of our Rockmont community. “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” John 3:16
Friday, March 21st, 2008
Just before the Days Til Camp clock to the left was at 100:00:00:00:000 we hosted an essay contest for old and new campers. They were invited to submit an essay of no more than 100 words describing their experiences or expectations of Rockmont. Thank you to all of the participants. Some of you had great essays that you forgot to edit to 100 words or fewer. The Winning Essay By A First Timer was submitted by Johnny McNeill (age 9). We then declared TWO more Winning Essays By Veterans, one from Jones Stamper and the other from Stephen Dolbow. These guys will each have a $100 camp credit for a special trip or extra charge activity. Congratulations!! Also, kudos to Chandler Brown, Ricardo Duenas, James Docker, and Rusty Ranson who wrote essays of precisely 100 words. We will include some excerpts soon.
From Johnny McNeill (future camper):
I can’t wait to go to a week at Camp Rockmont with my friends, and I’d like to
meet new friends, too. I can’t wait to try new things and have fun. I think I am
going to like looking at snakes in the Nature Lodge, jumping on the Blob at the
lake, and getting to play sports with my friends. I toured Rockmont once, and I
think the cabins are cool and the counselors are nice. I am glad there are only
100 days left! Rockmont rocks!!!
From Jones Stamper:
Rockmont means to me a fun, Christian overnight camp in North Carolina.
Rockmont is the best camp in the huge world. Last year was my first time.
I was 7, and my counselors were Andy and William in Cabin 4. I was in the
Buckeye tribe. My favorite things were the zipline, and when we went to
Council. My dream is to be the Director of Rockmont!! Andy is the nicest
counselor there and he still is. My favorite foods there were fruit and
vegetables. I’m really glad there is no t.v., ipods, videos, and Game
Boys!!
From Stephen Dolbow (upcoming CIT):
For six years of my life, Rockmont has been a source of refuge in a constantly
hectic life. As a Rockmont veteran I have had the chance to see myself grow
physically and as a person. I was excited and nervous my first summer at
Rockmont. Every summer afterwards, Rockmont became a highlight for my summer
vacation. Camp's laid-back atmosphere creates a feeling of calmness and
satisfaction which is impossible to replicate. Now, I will return to Rockmont
yet again as a CIT and I eagerly anticipate my camp experience of serving others
and seeing Rockmont from a new perspective.
Monday, March 10th, 2008
Elevation: 11,000 ft.
Location: Vail Mountain, Colorado
Rockmont Representatives: John Crouse, John Pomeroy and 1 Mystery Rockmonter
John and I just happened to overlap on our ski vacations and were fortunate enough to chat about all of our great times at Rockmont on the really long chair lifts that took us up to some phenomenal skiiing and snowboarding! The Rockies are a bit different from the Appalachian Mountains, and while I still prefer my mountains to be green and luscious rather than snowy and rocky, it is still an amazingly beautiful place!
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
Make sure to watch Your Mama Don’t Dance this Friday night at 9:00 PM on the Lifetime network. Rockmont Alumnus, Erick Uphoff, is dancing in a competition with his mother, Carol Uphoff. Carol is my sister and our family is thrilled that they are teamed up in this television competition. In an interesting twist the night before the taping, I also met up with Alumnus, Michael Petrillo who works in L.A. and is a former counselor of Erick’s. Stay tuned for further word (and photos) on other Rockmonters that are part of this California connection! … Okay, other Rockmonters in the audience on March 6th included: Will Barker, Devin Garcia, Ken Kiser, Jason Orick, Inman Young, and Walker Young!
